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Originally Posted by whatnext
Macleans isn’t exactly an internet rando.
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The freelancer they hired to write that trash piece (who never even bothered to interview any major utility execs) might as well be. That article flies in the face of reality where the biggest proponents of EVs in Canada have been utilities. The second largest charging network in the country, behind Tesla, is the Electric Circuit, owned by Hydro Quebec. And they only operate in Quebec and Eastern Ontario unlike Tesla. That freelancer took a bunch of anecdotes that warmed up his confirmation bias and ran with it. No actual statistics. No discussions with the major utilities in the cities he cited (Toronto and Winnipeg). No discussions with the charging networks.
I don't blame him for cashing in on ignorance of the topic though. I will say, I have a lot less respect for Macleans after reading that.....
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Originally Posted by whatnext
We keep hearing how unrobust much of the North American grid is, witness PG&E’s failures in California. We’re supposed to believe they’ll be able to easily meet this demand?
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What does a poorly run utility from another country have to do with Canada?